A second round of performers for the upcoming ACM Awards telecast has just been announced by the Academy of Country Music. In addition to Dierks Bentley and the reunited duo of Brooks & Dunn, the event will include recent multiple Grammy winner Brandi Carlile, along with Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, …
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Last weekend, an Austrlian teenager won the hearts and minds of people all around the world when he cracked an egg over the head of Fraser Anning, a far-right Australian politician who implied that immigration and “Muslim fanatics” were responsible for the shooting. Now, William Connolly, 17, a.k.a. “Egg Boy,” …
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Lady Gaga surprised the small crowd at the Black Rabbit Rose venue in Hollywood, California Thursday with a performance of Frank Sinatra songs. “I’m here to ruin the party. I’m so sorry,” Gaga quipped. The singer opened her jazzy set by crooning Sinatra’s “Call Me Irresponsible” before segueing into the …
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Maren Morris has released a “Making Of” video for “Common,” the unifying anthem from her latest album Girlthat features the singer sharing the vocal spotlight with Brandi Carlile. Footage throughout the video highlights the budding partnership between Morris and Carlile, who recently revealed they’ll be working together in the new …
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Baroness will release their fifth LP, Gold & Grey, on June 14th via Abraxan Hymns. The prog/sludge-metal quartet previewed the album with a psychedelic new song, “Borderlines,” which winds through funky basslines, ear-splitting distortion, harmonized guitar solos and intricate grooves. Throughout the track, singer-guitarist John Baizley belts shadowy lyrics about …
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First-ballot hall-of-fame criminal Paul Manafort has been indicted yet again. On Wednesday morning, the Manhattan district attorney’s office charged President Trump’s former campaign manager with 16 state felonies, including mortgage fraud, falsifying business records and more. The indictment was announced almost immediately after Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Manafort to …
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It’s Cinderella, bitch! Fairy tale princesses Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel (and yes, Cinderella) are at the center of a new musical that will feature Britney Spears songs. Once Upon a One More Time will premiere in Chicago this fall before seeking a home on Broadway the following year. Theater …
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Rapper Juice WRLD’s 2018 breakout single “Lucid Dreams” was a hip-hop hit that felt spiritually indebted to a very un-hip-hop influence: Dashboard Confessional’s 2002 “Screaming Infidelities,” which packaged the lamentations of a man deep in the throes of heartbreak in clean acoustic guitar and singer Chris Carrabba’s injured whine. With …
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Tame Impala is set to make their Saturday Night Live debut as musical guests on the NBC series March 30th. The psych-rock band will be joined by Killing Eve star Sandra Oh, who will make her hosting debut that night. Tame Impala is set to have a busy year, headlining …
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Dustin Lynch follows up his Number One song “Good Girl” with the release of a new three-song EP, Ridin’ Roads. Written by Lynch with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, the slow-rolling title track celebrates the nighttime drives of Lynch’s formative years in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where having his girlfriend beside him …
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